David Coles (dcoles)

David Coles

... clearly the solution involves an Arduino, a relay shield and a very small shell script. #geek

David Coles

For the first time in many months, I returned home to an empty, darkened apartment. I miss my housemates already.

David Coles

Bunch of eCryptfs warnings in the kernel log. Solution? Remove Skype's config directory... #gripe

David Coles

#protip Slice loaves of bread before you freeze them. Otherwise they end up hard as a block of solid ice.

David Coles

I find it amusing that I've eaten more (genuine) Scottish Marmalade in California than I did in Edinburgh. #breakfast

David Coles

I love the idea of Gravatar. Use an email hash as an ID... except they still require you to chose a username and dcoles is taken! #gripe

David Coles

I'm now in the rather strange position of turning 25 and it's not my birthday until tomorrow. How odd. #timehax

David Coles

Turns out that my Raisin Bran has frosted raisins. 9am and already high on sugar. Why America, Why!

David Coles

Finally finished Alfred Bester's 'The Stars My Destination'/'Tiger Tiger'. Truly great science fiction never ages. #ikillyoufilthy

David Coles

From the C++0x draft standard: "Note: this is an early draft. It’s known to be incomplet and incorrekt, and it has lots of bad formattiⁿg"

David Coles

If you think you might need a mutex, you probably do. If you think you can optimize around a mutex, you're probably wrong.

David Coles

"Ask not what your duck can do for you - ask what you can do for your duck" #replaceawordinafamousquotewithduck

David Coles

"Of all the ducks, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine." #replaceawordinafamousquotewithduck

David Coles

Mildly disturbed by how much this new breakfast cereal looks like dog food. It even has the ○ and ♡ shaped bits.

David Coles

Depressing to hear that another major bookstore in Melbourne is closing (also owned by REDgroup). I hope there will be some when I return.

David Coles Jeremy Visser

@jeremyvisser Glad to hear you've got your priorities straight. I'd take Internet over torches any blackout!

David Coles

Yay! I've been PRE-APPROVED for a Platinum Card... How very dodgy: http://goo.gl/UTUlL #gripe

David Coles

This is the second #melbquake I've missed because I was overseas. This time living over the San Andreas Fault no less.

David Coles

Just been to the local 4th July fireworks. Awesome! (Everyone loves fireworks!)